English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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If you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it looks like you are saying "I love you".
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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